Falling Waters Preserve Directions: Located on Dominican Lane in Glasco, NY. From the Village of Saugerties, drive south on Route 9W; turn left onto Josephs Drive, then turn right at the T intersection onto York Street. Dominican Lane is your first left. Directions ...

In May, every third grader and third-grade teacher from the four elementary schools in the Saugerties school district (Cahill, Morse, Mt. Marion, and Riccardi) visited the preserves as part of their curriculum, learning about aquatic macroinvertebrates in the Esopus Creek and...

Esopus Bend Nature Preserve Esopus Bend Nature Preserve is a unique 161-acre preserve located partially within both the village and town of Saugerties along a dramatic bend in the Esopus Creek less than a mile from the Hudson River. The preserve borders Barclay Heights, a large...

"Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature."

― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

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Esopus Bend Nature Preserve

SHADY LANE ENTRANCE at 10 Shady Lane – From 9W: Take Overbaugh St. Make a left onto Simmons Dr., a right onto Appletree Dr., and a left onto Shady Ln. Small parking lot available.

STERLEY AVENUE ENTRANCE at 50 Sterley Avenue – From 9W: Look for a sign on the Saugerties Bowlers Club sign post. Take Highland Ave. across from Barclay Heights Diner. Make a left behind Simmons Plaza, continuing along Highland Ave. Take a right on Blue Hills Dr., a left on Dewitt Dr., and a right on Sterley Ave. Parking lot and entrance at end.

KALINA DRIVE walk-in entrance at One Preserve Way From 9W: Take Overbaugh St. which continues to Kalina Drive. Entrance is on the right, just before Edgewood Dr.

Falling Waters PreserveDirections From Saugerties, drive south on Route 9W; bear left on Route 32 South, then turn left at first crossroads (Glasco Turnpike). Continue through Glasco village (toward the river), then turn left on York. Sign for Falling Waters Preserve will be on your right.

Sponsor a Camper for 2018-Your sponsorship of $75 will ensure that one of Saugerties kids can join ECC in Summer Wilderness experiences and after school programming

Mushroom Walk-Mushroom Walk Saturday, October 14, 2017 (9:00 AM – Noon) Join Esopus Creek Conservancy for a guided Mushroom Walk on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Autumn can be a very productive time of the year for mushrooms if soil moisture is favorable. Professor Bill Bakaitis, founder of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association, will guide us as we […]

Eastern Catskills NABA Butterfly Count-Join a field team to census butterflies in Esopus Bend Nature Preserve, or one of dozens of other local sites as a participant in the 8th annual Eastern Catskills North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Fourth of July Butterfly Count on Saturday, June 24, 2017.